The Proposal: Mark played high school and college football with Mallie’s brother, Andrew. After finally asking Andrew if he could take Mallie on a date, Mark took her on their first date in September of 2012 and she instantly knew he was “the one.” Over a year later, on Easter Sunday of 2014, Mark’s family invited Mallie’s family to their home to celebrate the holiday. With both families gathered upstairs, Mark took Mallie onto the patio where he had collected pictures, candles and old love letters from her over the years. They prayed together and he asked her to be his wife.